Today on the 5th rendition of the Black Ribbon Bike Hour, Crazy Chris Daisy, Departing Dave, BBR Test Pilot, Evan and Uncle Gomez join forces in the Florida Room at the Electric Chicklet Studios, located in the South of the Big Whiskey (not France) near the soothing shores of Lake Michigami. There was definitely gnome […]
Chris Daisy, along with Dave, Gomez and Ernesto are in the studio for the show that Podcast Digest called pure (censored) Fat-Bike Radio and the Black Ribbon Bike Hour are brought to you by Surly Bikes. Surly makes Bikes, Parts and Chaos — Learn more at www.surlybikes.com Wardrobe for tonight’s show has been provided by […]
Beach riding is one of my favorite ways to enjoy bikes. I was born and raised on the shores of Lake Michigan and the moment that I got my hands on my first pugsley, I explored Lake Michigan and Lake Superior’s shorelines. We had 3 epic years of beach riding and then the Lake froze […]
Will the third time be a charm? Join Chris, Dave, Evan & Uncle Gomez in the Electronic Chicklet Studios and see. It’s the Arbor Day Special Edition of the Black Ribbon Bike Hour. The Local Scene – Aaron Domeier – MPLS We have Surly Brand Ambassador, Aaron Domeier, commenting on his recent trip to the east […]
We’d like everyone to take a moment and remember that movie called Pay it Forward! Last Summer one of our favorite mountain bike trail centers in Wisconsin lost their Chalet to fire. The county had insurance and the building is scheduled to be rebuilt, but the local trail group has plans for some improvements. They set […]
Will the sophmore Black Ribbon show live up to the hype? Join Chris, Dave, Evan & Uncle Gomez in the Electronic Chicklet Studios and see where their quest for fresh bike funk takes them. The Local Scene – Boulder Colorado Rock Musician and Pro Bike Jock “Uncle” Al Menduno joins us to talk about his […]
Let’s take a stroll back to 2009 at re-introduce our newer readers to the the documentary film by Carl Battreall entitled Fat Bike! This week’s Fat Video is a blast from the past! We first shared Carl’s film back in 2013 and it’s been viewed over fifty thousand times and we think that it’s one […]
This week’s Foto Gordo presentation comes from South Africa! Dave Caravias owns a fat-bike, shark dive, guest house operation down there and the pictures on their web-site look amazing! Check it out at www.fatbiketours.co.za. Give us your tired, your poor, Your huddled pixels, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming hard drive. Send your pics and videos […]
Here’s a snapshot that captures the spring-like winter that sputtered along and laid waste to this year’s fat-bike race schedule. This particular photo was shot at the Shell Track Race up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Well, now Spring is here, and if you rode all (cough) Winter, your bike […]
Photo description: Big Race – Tennessee Pass Night Jam Photo Credit: Justin Talbot Some people call this kind of post a wallpaper, I like to call it Foto Gordo. This week we present an image that came to us from Leadville Colorado! The image was sent to us by Kathy Burke and it totally kicks some […]
The Black Ribbon Bike Hour is a new podcast that rubs the seedy underbelly of bicycle counter culture. Our new show breaks through the fat & fabulous, to include all sorts of bicycle hi-jinks. In preparation for these situations, we’ve sought out bicycle weirdos, for decades and,over time, the Bike Black Ribbon Society expanded (like a virus). About […]
Photo description: Fat biking the Mineral Belt Trail in the mining district of Leadville, CO Photo Credit: Scott Andreson Some people call this kind of post a wallpaper, I like to call it Foto Gordo. This week we present an image that’s been my personal desktop background since Christmas. The image was created by Scott […]
